Appropriate Oral Antibiotics for the Treatment of Culture-Negative Orthopedic Infections-Reply

Baek-Nam Kim

doi:10.3947/ic.2011.43.6.494

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Infection & Chemotherapy

Infection & Chemotherapy 2011; 43(6): 494-495.

Published online: 30 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2011.43.6.494

Appropriate Oral Antibiotics for the Treatment of Culture-Negative Orthopedic Infections-Reply

Baek-Nam Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Correspondence to Baek-Nam Kim, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye-Paik Hospital, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-707, Korea. Tel: +82-2-950-8863, Fax: +82-2-950-1955, kimbn@paik.ac.kr

Received 14 November 2011 Accepted 15 November 2011

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